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KHARA AND DUSHANA<br />

Khara was a man-eating rakshasa in the Indian <strong>Ramayana</strong> epic.<br />

He was a younger brother of Ravana, and was killed by Rama<br />

when he attacked Rama after Surpanakha's humiliation<br />

Rama had killed Khara and Dushana and their army of 14,000<br />

Rakshasas (demons).<br />

- From Wikipedia, the free encyclopaedia<br />

KHARA AND DUSHANA<br />

Khara: A giant demon chieftain in Ravana's tribe.<br />

Dushana 89 : A demon chieftain in Ravana's tribe. (Glossary of the<br />

Vahinis)<br />

BROTHERS OF SURPANAKHA:<br />

(Surpanakha)...the sister of ... Khara and Dushana. (SSB 1996<br />

p.51)<br />

89<br />

Also spelt as Dhuushana<br />

225

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